Stuart C. Irby Co. v. Patton

PATTERSON, Justice:

Stuart C. Irby Company appeals from a decree of the Chancery Court of Lafayette County which denied its claim against the estate of W. R. Winters.

Thomas Patton, the administrator, published notice to creditors of the estate in accord with statute. The first notice was published on November 3, 1971, and on March 3, 1972, Stuart C. Irby Company filed its claim as a creditor. The claim consisted of an affidavit stating that Winters Electrical Contractors owed the company $6,814.83 on open account with interest from December 30, 1971.

After the expiration of the six-month period…